Calliostoma bullatum (Philippi, 1844)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Trochus bullatus Philippi, 1844
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 2010. Previously known only as fossils dating to the Middle Pleistocene at the latest.
Distribution
NE Atlantic Ocean
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Philippi, R. A. (1844). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28.
Other references:
Hoffman, Leon et al. (2019). Last snails standing since the Early Pleistocene, a tale of Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda) living in deep-water coral habitats in the north-eastern Atlantic. Zootaxa 4613(1): 93-110.
La Perna R. and d'Abramo M. (2010). Una collezione di G. Seguenza conservata presso I'lstituto Tecnico Commerciale "O.G. Costa" di Lecce. Bollettino Malacologico. 46: 29-35.
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Calliostoma bullatum (Philippi, 1844). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1335438 on 2022-04-03
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